- Date
- September 4, 1966
- Place
- Hermosa, SD · HERMOSA, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6098DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120785
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3250 66/9/4 HERMOSA S DAK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N6098D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM FIELD OF 14 INCH HIGH AFALFA AFTER SUCCESSFUL LANDING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6098D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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